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N978RH

Cancelled 2018

Deregistered aircraft · 1989 Bell 206B · Allison 250-C20 series

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Cancelled: July 13, 2018
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 4075
Year built: 1989
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Turbo-prop
Airworthiness: Standard, normal
Airworthiness date: December 12, 1989
Certificate issued: August 29, 2007
Last registry action: September 17, 2014
Mode S code: ADA2DC
Owner when cancelled: Republic Helicopters Inc
Location: Santa Fe, TX
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelBell 206BTCDS H2SW · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTCDS E4CE · Turbo-prop

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N978RH and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CEN17FA100Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGalveston, TXThe pilot's failure to recognize the flight had encountered instrument meteorological conditions at night, which resulted in an unrecognized descent and collision with water.Feb 7, 2017 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N978RH and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20170206000869ACruise/Level Flight · Galveston, TXOn 2/6/2017 at 1910 CDT, a Bell 206B-3, registered to and operated by republic helicopters, inc., was involved in an accident resulting in the helicopter impacting the water and becoming submerged into the Galveston bay. The helicopter was destroyed and broke…Feb 6, 2017 · Destroyed · 1 fatal